At a music festival near Leipzig, two gondolas on a Ferris wheel caught fire on Saturday evening. According to local police, four people suffered burns and one person was injured by a fall. Both rescue workers on site and passengers on the Ferris wheel came into contact with the smoke. A total of 18 people were taken to hospitals for further medical treatment.
A burnt-out gondola of the Ferris wheel after a fire broke out in the Ferris wheel
A burnt-out gondola of the Ferris wheel after a fire broke out in the Ferris wheel
The Ferris wheel after a fire broke out at the Highfield Festival near Leipzig
The cause of the fire is still being investigated and the organizers have not yet made any statement. Local media reported that the festival continued after the incident, but the site of the fire was cordoned off. The Highfield Festival takes place near Störmthaler Lake in the Großpösna constituency and is one of the largest rock music festivals in the region, with up to 25,000 visitors.
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